Package of cordage and method of making same.



K. G. CARPENTER.

PACKAGE 0F GORDAGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB20,1913.

1,080,527. l Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

M68866" Inmr;

UITKEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KENNETH G. CARPENTER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OFS'I'. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHU- SETTS.

PACKAGE OF CORDAGE' AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KENNETH Gr. CARPEN- rrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Packages of Cordage and Methods of Making Same, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had t0 the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whi.ch

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a package of cordage comprising my invention. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic View showing a coil of cordage in vertical section and illustrating one step in the method of forming the package. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view similar to Fig. 2- and illustrating a further step in the process of forming the package.

My invention relates broadly to packaging, and more specifically to an improved package of co-rclage, and the method or process of forming the same.

The principal object of my invention is the formation of a package of cordage of great strength and compactness with the least expense and labor.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a package which may be quickly and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 20, 1913.

easily undone without waste of any of the.

packaging materials.

A further object of my invention is to provide a package which may be handledj with the greatest facility and safety.

Other and further objects of my invention will be obvious or hereinafter pointed out.

For the purpose of shipment it is customary to pack cordage by reeling it into a. coil and lashing it in that form in variousi fashions. These coils in many instances,

and particularly in the case of extremely long lines, such as drilling cables, are of considerable diameter, commonly between six and eight feet. Necessarily, such packages of cables are quite heavy and dii'l'icult to handle in transportation, and because of this great weight and difficulty of handling, the packaging or securing means is snbjected to great stresses. Consequently, the proper packaging of such cordage is a serious and expensive commercial consideration.

By means of the form of lace lashing illus- Patented Dec. 2, 1 913.

Serial No. 774,827.

trated in the drawings and now about to be described, I reduce to a minimum the amount of labor required in packaging large cables, entirely eliminate waste of packaging material, and secure a package of maximum strength, compactness, and trans )ortability.

In the process of :torming my improved package of cordage it will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, that the cordage 1, which is to be packed, is first reeled into a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical coil leaving an open center. If desired a fabric covering, such as of heavy burlap, then may be sewed about the coil, the loops comprising the coil meanwhile being held in position by any suitable light lines. Next, the securing means, which I term a lace lashing, and which comprises the essential element of the packaging, is applied over the fabric covering, it one is used, or directly over the coiled cordage if the Fabric is not used.

In large packages of cordage, because of the weight and the mobile or shiftable nature of the cordage, it is necessary to employ strong rope for the lashing. The size I employ in packaging long drilling cables is rope ot' seven-eightlis or one inch diameter. In order to prevent the cordage falling into the central opening or the coil collapsing, and to afford the lashing the best purchase upon the coil, it is desirable to lash the coil through the central aperture. As heretotore practised, the packaging has been ac complished either by cutting up the lashing into a number of short sections and applying them separately, which cutting into short lengths, and the subsequent cutting of said short lengths in unpacking leaves the lashing in practically useless form, and which is therefore wasteful; or by pulling the entire length of lashing line repeatedly through the central aperture as it is wrapped about the coil,it being impossible to pass the coil of lashing line through the aperture,-which process requires a great deal oi labor and time, and unravels the lashing line to some extent. By lashing in my improved mcthod, however, a sin gle continuous line may be used for lashing the entire coil, and it is not necessary at any time to pass the entire lashing line through the central aperture.

In practising my improved method for the production of my improved package, it will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that,

of cordage when drawn taut.

lashing is then drawn taut, and another loop or bight 4t of the lashing line similar to loop f is then passed through the central aperture in the same fashion, and the supply coil of the lashing line passed through it, as in the first instance. This process is continued until the entire coil of cordage has been encircled with the interlaced loops of the lashing line. It will be understood that as each bight or loop is laid and drawn tight, the tension on the lashing line will also operate to tighten the preceding loops, so that by the time the coil has been encircled the entire lace lashing will be under a uniform tension. The lashing is secured by simply tying the end of the lashing line to one of the bights. It may be expedient to have the first loop a closed loop, which is formed by simply securing the first end of' the lashing to the lashing at any convenient point in the fashion usually employed in forming a. loop at the end of a line. In applying the lashing the succeeding loops are spaced an equal distance from one another and any desired distance apart, so that the circumferential surface of the package may be kept uniform to facilitate its being rolled along in handling and shipment. The interlaced loops of the lashing line provide a sort of tread which acts as a protection for the cordage in the coil when the package is so rolled.

When it is desired to open the package it is necessary simply to cut the lace lashing at any point, or preferably untie the knot in the lashing line, and unlace it by passing the interlaced portion back through the loops, drawing the loops thus loosened through the central aperture, and meanwhile coiling up the lashing line so that it may be readily handled. This is simply a reversal of the lashing operation. The lashing line thus may be taken off intact and in condition for further use, none of it having been wasted by cutting.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my improved method of lace lashing greatly decreases the amount of labor involved in packaging large coils of cordage, as the lashing line may be used directly from a coil, and it is not necessary to cut it or pass the coil of lashing line through the coil of Cordage. Furthermore, it will be obvious that the lashing line when thus applied to the coil of cordage provides a material protection for the latter as well as a very secure and easily removed binding.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The improved process of packaging cordage which consists'in first coiling the cordage into a substantially cylindrical coil leaving an opening through the center thereof, and then lashing the coil with a. suitable line by passing successive loops or bights of said line through the central opening in the coil of cordage and looping the still unused portion of the line successively through each of said loops as such loop is laid, drawing the interlooped portions of the line taut upon the circumferential face of the coil, and finally securing the ends of the lashing line.

2. An improved package of cordage comprising a substantially cylindrical coil having an opening through its center, said coil being lashed about with a continuous line which is looped through said central opening, the successive loops of said line being interlooped on the circumferential face of the coil, and disposed substantially equidistant from one another around the coil, the portions of said line forming said loops being drawn taut against the coil to hold the portions thereof in place, and forming a uniform tread upon the circumferential face of the coil.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this ltth day of June, 1918.

KENNETH G. CARPENTER.

Witnesses F. M. THOMPSON, GEO. FETTMANN.

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